I had a chance to look up the route you mention. I believe it is the Hutchinson Route, and I don't think it is climbed very often. It is rated I, 5.4, and was the first route climbed on Mt. Huumphreys, back in 1904.

David Kiene said - " I had a chance to look up the route you mention. I believe it is the Hutchinson Route, and I don't think it is climbed very often. It is rated I, 5.4, and was the first route climbed on Mt. Huumphreys, back in 1904." -

That's a fine route and one I climbed a month after I learned roped climbing in Yosemite Valley ( in 1976 ). In fact, I was working in the Valley at the time and we went here and climbed it as a way to get away from Yosemite and the tourons on a weekend! The 5.4 is on the summit cone pitch and is the same as the finish for the East Arete - very cool and fun!

I was a dishwasher in Curry Village. That wasn't as bad as it seems - when I had a split shift, I could climb between 10 - 5 , and taking 180 degree F. plates off the giant Hobart dishwashing machine without gloves on killed my nerve endings in my fingers, allowing fingertip face moves with no pain!!